Nicaragua's English Language Newspaper

NicaNews #12 March 1998 Vol. 2 - No. 4 - 12


To travel to Walakitán, the most remote Miskito community in the mountains of Jinotega, costs more than going to Miami, and is a lot more dangerous.

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Nicaragua's Frontier
To travel to Walakitán, the most remote Miskito community in the mountains of Jinotega, costs more than going to Miami, and is a lot more dangerous. To penetrate the mountainous interior of Jinotega, one must travel by jeep, horseback and dugout canoe for three days, following the trails used by both sides during the Contra War of the 1980s. [More...]

Short History of Nicaraguan Baseball
This starts off like a good trivia question, because the truth of it is that Nicaraguan baseball was first played outside Nicaragua. Before the turn of the last century, the Nicaraguan Atlantic Coast was occupied by the British, and cricket - not baseball - was the most popular sport. [More...]

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